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My parents say I'm too young to have a Facebook account. Should I be embarrassed?
My parents say I'm too young to have a Facebook while all kids my age already have one? Should I be embarrassed?
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No you should not be embarrassed. Because it doesn't matter weather you have one or not there's just drama on it.
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Yeh, as the user below said, 13 is the limit, so your parents have a point and you need to listen to them-if you're under 13.
My parents didn't ever want me to get it, so I didn't tell them for a year, untill it came out in an argument-when I was 16.
I actually prepared a list of arguments to have it, one was that I'd be leaving school soon and would miss everyone so it's a good way to keep in touch. Another was that when everyone else has it, you can't really join in with conversations because you havn't got it, so you feel left out.
Also, that the security settings on facebook are really high, and that if people had problems why would everyone still have it?
About the embarrased thing-theres nothing to be embarrassed about! If you really arn't allowed an account yet then that's not down to you, so don't feel embarrassed.
Incidently, the age limit for this website is 13 as well, so if you're under 13 you kinda shouldn't be using this side either.
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Facebook's legal policies on young people is that you must be 13 and above for one. If you are younger than 13 and even if your friends are it's not allowed by the site and designed that way to keep kids safe.
If you are older than 13 you should talk to your parents like an adult showing your maturity and no whining if they don't see it your way.
Explain to them that you fear being left out as this is how your classmates socialize and plan things such as parties, sleepovers, movies, everything back and forth.
Having said that a lot of people have been cyber-bullied, had issues with privacy, photos, status updates they shouldn't have said, hacking etc. They may have a negative view of Facebook based on that and not trusting others.
However, perhaps they don't even use it themselves or know how the settings and overall site works. If that's so encourage them to get their own accounts and fiddle around in there with settings to determine how secure you would actually be using it. They may not think you are mature enough yet.
You need to find out what their real objection is and find a way to address that fear and maybe reach a compromise. Although you may not like this too much perhaps they will allow you to have an account if you show them what you're putting on it, the status updates, and any messages you get that you feel uneasy about.
Then give them your password and let them monitor your page for a few months to see that all is well and you're being responsible on there and that nobody is causing any problems for you on your account. You also want this account private for friends/family and not something the whole school knows for bullying reasons etc. But you can block people.
Find out why your parents feel the way they do and go from there. There's no embarrassment in not having one either.
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Why should you be embarrassed?
Facebook isn't that big of a deal. I'm 18 and I know lots of people who choose not to have a facebook. Honestly, it's a good way to keep in touch with people but most of the time, people just waste time on there doing nothing. It takes up a lot of your time when you could be doing something better.
Your parents probably have good reasoning to why you shouldn't have one yet so just wait until they say it's ok.
There is no reason to be embarrassed.
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